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Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay. | COURTESY OF BAY AREA HOSPITAL

In Novel Tactic, Labor Unions Target Coos Bay Hospital Board For Recall

Two union-represented groups of workers push to oust publicly-elected board members accused of mismanaging the nonprofit hospital.

Oct 25, 2022
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Workers rallied on Oct. 10, 2022, at Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, to protest working conditions. | COURTESY PHOTO

PeaceHealth Workers In Vancouver Claim Management ‘Bullying’

Over the past two years, nearly all of the Washington hospital’s roughly 90 patient access representatives have quit, according to the union.

Oct 11, 2022
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU, AFSCME Reach Tentative Three-Year Deal

Local 328 leaders recommend members approve the contract in vote set for early October.

Sep 27, 2022
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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health. | PHOTO BY LARVICK MEDIA/COURTESY OF MCMC

In Columbia Gorge, A Small Hospital Turns To A Big System For Help

The proposed affiliation between Mid-Columbia Medical Center and California-based Adventist Health underscores the financial jam at some rural hospitals.

Sep 22, 2022

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Oregon Universal Health Care Task Force Issues Draft Report As Opponents Mobilize

Oregon business groups, including commercial health insurers and Oregon Business & Industry, oppose the plan citing its proposed new taxes.

Sep 13, 2022
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Private Equity Purchases Squeeze Physician-Owned Practices

A study from OHSU and other institutions questions whether private equity ownership drives up cost without improving care.

Sep 6, 2022
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Largest Labor Union At OHSU Authorizes Strike Over Contract Negotiations

AFSCME and Oregon Health & Science University remain apart on pay raises and other economic issues.

Aug 29, 2022
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Financial Pressures Hammer Some Oregon Hospital Systems, Spare Others

As COVID-19 recedes and federal aid runs out, hospitals shakily try to find their balance in a new world of staffing shortages and rising expense.

Aug 9, 2022
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

Oregon Imposes Rules Forcing Hospitals to Disclose Rationing

Hospitals that invoke crisis standards of care in a staffing emergency must publicly disclose the crisis and how they are triaging patients.

Aug 4, 2022
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New Oregon Merger Review Program OK’s First Deal

Officials approved a private equity firm’s acquisition of hospice facilities in Salem and Lake Oswego, but critics have concerns.

Jul 19, 2022
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